Apply for funding for academically led experimental medicine studies in humans that deepen mechanistic understanding of the causal mechanisms underlying the effects of gambling activities, products and interventions in gambling disorder.
Your project must:
- focus on a mechanistic hypothesis
- include an experimental intervention or challenge in humans
- be independent from gambling industry associations
To lead an application, you must be based at a research organisation eligible for Medical Research Council (MRC) funding. If you are taking the next step towards becoming an independent researcher, you may be eligible to apply as a รขโฌหnew investigatorรขโฌโข.
This is a pre-announcement and the information may change. The funding opportunity will open on 8 October 2026 when more information will be available on this page.